Classical Elements

Classical Elements

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Fire perched on a matchstick:
a lightning bug in the desert at night.
Fire dropped in a forest:
Vesuvius defeating Pompeii.

Water skydiving out of a cloud:
a wrecking ball or a first-aid kit.
Water consumed by a squirrel:
electricity conducted by a paperclip.

Earth dug up for clay:
a balloon contorted into a dog.
Earth left in the Earth:
a board polished by sandpaper.

Air sheltering in a human lung:
sunrise warming a solar panel.
Air in the outdoors:
directionless butterflies.

A forgotten god joining someone in a café:
an illustrator creating a flipbook.
An ancestral spirit visiting someone else at the office:
two atoms forming a chemical bond.

5 responses to “Classical Elements”

  1. Gabriela Marie Milton Avatar

    So glad you are back!!! Excellent piece!

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      1. Gabriela Marie Milton Avatar

        My pleasure. I am tried, just came back from teaching, but I will write you a short email tonight 🤗

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  2. pk 🌎 Avatar

    Excelente 💯

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I’m David

I’m a full time Instructional Systems Designer and a free time Creative Writer. I hold a PhD in instructional design and development, an MA in writing, and a BA in writing and theology. My current creative focus is on honoring nature and our connection to our environment. My pronouns are he/they.

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